Friday with the Friends - Book Club

Registration

Friends and General Public

Last Train to Paradise: Henry Flagler and the Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Railroad that Crossed an Ocean - Les Standiford

Last Train to Paradise is acclaimed novelist Les Standiford’s fast-paced and gripping true account of the extraordinary construction and spectacular demise of the Key West Railroad, one of the greatest engineering feats ever undertaken, destroyed in one fell swoop by the Labor Day hurricane of 1935. Brilliant and driven entrepreneur Henry Flagler’s dream fulfilled, the Key West Railroad stood as a magnificent achievement for more than twenty-two years, heralded as “the Eighth Wonder of the World.” Standiford brings the full force and fury of 1935’s deadly “Storm of the Century” and its sweeping destruction of “the railroad that crossed an ocean” to terrifying life. Last Train to Paradise celebrates a crowning achievement of Gilded Age ambition in a sweeping tale of the powerful forces of human ingenuity colliding with the even greater forces of nature’s wrath.

11:30 - 12:00 - Book Chatter

12:00 - 1:00 - Moderated Book Discussion

The discussion will be moderated by West Palm Beach Public Library's Book Goddess, Tina Maura.

This is a brown-bag lunch event. Bring your own lunch or purchase lunch before you arrive from the Library Café or any downtown Merchant.

This event is free and open to Friends members and the public. All are welcome.